Environment

Three things you need to know about BC’s newest pipeline for the LNG export industry
Four years after the Coastal GasLink pipeline sparked nation-wide protests, construction of another major pipeline…

Using fire to heal the land — and mitigate BC wildfires
Gitanyow Elder Darlene Vegh drips fire onto a patch of dry leaves, moss and twigs…

Concerns swirl about heaps of milled asphalt at Neskonlith Indian Band near Chase
Neskonlith Indian Band members say they have been experiencing headaches and dizziness after piles of…

Vernon hiker picking up one piece of litter a day; challenges others to do the same
Ryan Van Veen is a construction worker in Vernon who spends a lot of time…

Okanagan First Nations team up with American agencies to restore grizzly bear population
The Okanagan Nation Alliance is working with American agencies to bring back grizzly bears, ki?lawna?…

Indigenous knowledge and values add sustainability to Okanagan forest industry
While forestry throughout BC is often regarded as unsustainably managed, a Westbank First Nation logging…

Why tree planting in BC is not reforestation
Tree planting in the wake of clear-cuts isn't as successful as it may seem and…

How eliminating wetlands in Thompson-Okanagan puts migratory birds at risk
The Thompson-Okanagan region is host to many migratory bird species that stop on their way…

Why protecting what’s left of wetlands in Kamloops, Okanagan matters
Wetlands continue to be lost or damaged by human development adding an increased risk during…

From berries to sage, Anona Kampe teaches syilx Okanagan plant knowledge
Only take what you need, and use what you take. And whatever you don’t use,…

Bigger houses, driveways in Kelowna may trigger increased stormwater costs
The City of Kelowna is looking at changing the way it charges homeowners for the…

Vernon home to another lost Okanagan wetland
Development has devastated wetlands in the Okanagan for many decades. The Okanagan Wetlands Action Plan, delivered…

Kelowna trucking company tired of being bad guy in clean-up of old sawmill site
Ryan Nixon is fed up with being painted as the bad guy in the decades-long…

Massive joint effort needed to clean up ‘historically messed up’ Kelowna sawmill site
There is no question the former Russo Sawmill site in Kelowna is one of the…

UPDATED: Land Commission orders end to dumping on former sawmill site in Kelowna
Owners of the former Russo Sawmill site, which has been a Kelowna eyesore for decades,…